'Precatory' definitions:
Definition of 'precatory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" [syn: precatory, precative]
Definition of 'Precatory'
From: GCIDE
- Precative \Prec"a*tive\, Precatory \Prec"a*to*ry\, a. [L. precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See Precarious.] Suppliant; beseeching. --Bp. Hopkins. [1913 Webster]
- Precatory words (Law), words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases creating a trust. --Jarman. [1913 Webster]